English narration
Narrated by عائشة بنت أبي بكر الصديق
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Ghudayf ibn al-Harith reported: I asked Aishah: Have you seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ washing (because of defilement) at the beginning of the night or at the end? She replied: Sometimes he would take a bath at the beginning of the night and sometimes at the end. Thereupon I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All Praise be to Allah Who made this matter accommodative. I again asked her: What do you think, did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say the witr prayer (additional prayer after obligatory prayer at night) in the beginning of the night or at the end? She replied: Sometimes he would say the witr prayer at the beginning of the night and sometimes at the end. I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All praise be to Allah Who made the matter accommodative. Again I asked her: What do you think, did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite the Quran (in the prayer) loudly or softly? She replied: Sometimes he would recite loudly and sometimes softly. I exclaimed: Allah is most Great. All praise be to Allah Who made the matter flexible.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا بُرْدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ نُسَيٍّ ، عَنْ غُضَيْفِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ : "
أَرَأَيْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَغْتَسِلُ مِنَ الْجَنَابَةِ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، أَوْ فِي آخِرِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : رُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، وَرُبَّمَا اغْتَسَلَ فِي آخِرِهِ ، قُلْتُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً ، قُلْتُ : أَرَأَيْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُوتِرُ أَوَّلَ اللَّيْلِ ، أَمْ فِي آخِرِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : رُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ فِي أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ ، وَرُبَّمَا أَوْتَرَ فِي آخِرِهِ ، قُلْتُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً ، قُلْتُ : أَرَأَيْتِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَجْهَرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ ، أَمْ يَخْفُتُ بِهِ ؟ قَالَتْ : رُبَّمَا جَهَرَ بِهِ ، وَرُبَّمَا خَفَتَ ، قُلْتُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي الْأَمْرِ سَعَةً
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